ISLAA Research Grant Spring 2022

Description

The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) announces the inaugural ISLAA Research Grant and call for proposals. The ISLAA Research Grant is an opportunity for MA and PhD students currently enrolled in US-based graduate university programs to conduct research on modern and contemporary art and visual culture from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diaspora, including Latinx studies. The inaugural Research Grant will award three grantees up to 2,500 USD. Grantees will be chosen by a Selection Committee of scholars and arts professionals specially appointed for this occasion.

Requirements

All graduate students that demonstrate a compelling need to develop field research are welcome to apply. Research activities may include consulting primary and secondary resources at archives, museums, and libraries, interviewing artists, curators, and scholars, and arranging studio visits. Research may be conducted globally and must be directed toward MA or PhD dissertations, peer-reviewed journal articles, and/or professional conference presentations.

Application materials include but are not limited to the following documents. Please start an application in order to review all submission requirements:
+Research proposal (1,000–1,500 word limit, PDF file only)
+Calendar (one page, PDF file only)
+Itinerary (one page, PDF file only)
+Budget (one page, PDF file only)

The selected grantees must provide the following outputs:
+500-word exit report with 4–8 images (image rights cleared by grantee, citations submitted in Chicago Manual of Style, grantee allows ISLAA to share exit report on website and social media)
+10–15 minute recorded presentation that explains how the grant has contributed to research project's development
+Commitment to acknowledging ISLAA when research project (MA or PhD dissertation, academic journal article, and/or professional conference presentation) is finalized.

The selected grantees may allocate the funds to support incurred costs related to transportation, lodging, meals, and research fees and expenses of the Grantee only (not of family, companions, etc.). Funds may not be used for the purchase of publications, computers, or other equipment.

Grant funds will be disbursed in a single installment one month after the announcement of the grant. Research must develop during the twelve months following the Research Grants announcement and receipt of the grant. Research Grants' outputs must be submitted within three months of completion of proposed research period.

If you have any questions about the ISLAA Research Grant, please email blanca.serranoortiz@islaa.org